Naofumi’s adventures are back with The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 3 now in motion. This new season promises to bring back the excitement of the series by giving fans a whole new cast of friends and enemies for our heroes to meet. Followers of the series will not want to miss the thrilling new challenges that the titular Shield Hero will face this season.
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That is why it is so important for fans to be informed about the schedule that the third season of the anime will follow. To help them keep track of the release, we have created a The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 3 release date schedule.
The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 3 Release Guide
The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 3 will consist of 12 episodes, which will be released on Fridays from October 6. The episodes will be first aired in Japan at around 9:00 PM JST through Japanese TV networks. After a short wait, the episodes will become available for international fans to stream. The times at which this will happen can be found in the table below, according to the time zone you live in.
| Episode | Release Date | Release Time |
| Episode 1 | October 6, 2023 | 09:00 PM JST / 5:30 AM PCT / 1:30 PM BCT |
| Episode 2 | October 13, 2023 | 09:00 PM JST / 5:30 AM PCT / 1:30 PM BCT |
| Episode 3 | October 20, 2023 | 09:00 PM JST / 5:30 AM PCT / 1:30 PM BCT |
| Episode 4 | October 27, 2023 | 09:00 PM JST / 5:30 AM PCT / 1:30 PM BCT |
| Episode 5 | November 3, 2023 | 09:00 PM JST / 5:30 AM PCT / 1:30 PM BCT |
| Episode 6 | November 10, 2023 | 09:00 PM JST / 5:30 AM PCT / 1:30 PM BCT |
| Episode 7 | November 17, 2023 | 09:00 PM JST / 5:30 AM PCT / 1:30 PM BCT |
| Episode 8 | November 24, 2023 | 09:00 PM JST / 5:30 AM PCT / 1:30 PM BCT |
| Episode 9 | December 1, 2023 | 09:00 PM JST / 5:30 AM PCT / 1:30 PM BCT |
| Episode 10 | December 8, 2023 | 09:00 PM JST / 5:30 AM PCT / 1:30 PM BCT |
| Episode 11 | December 15, 2023 | 09:00 PM JST / 5:30 AM PCT / 1:30 PM BCT |
| Episode 12 | December 22, 2023 | 09:00 PM JST / 5:30 AM PCT / 1:30 PM BCT |
The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 3 Streaming Details
Just like it occurred for the two previous seasons, The Rising of the Shield Hero season 3 will be exclusively available to be streamed via Crunchyroll. Fans will be able to enjoy the new episodes as they are released with English Subtitles and high image quality through this service.
The show will be a part of Crunchyroll Premium Streaming, which means that viewers who want to enjoy the show will have to pay a small fee. You can also find the two previous seasons of the anime in their catalog, as well as many other amazing anime.
What is Season 3 About?
After defeating Kyo and returning home to the destroyed villages, Naofumi and his friends are tasked with rebuilding everything that their enemy destroyed. However, once they return, they are informed about the disappearance of the other three heroes who arrived with Naofumi. Our heroes are tasked with finding any leads that can help them find their allies.
Our heroes will join an underground fighting arena hoping to find more information about their allies’ location, while also uncovering the dark secrets behind the people running it. This new season promises to be equally, if not more, as exhilarating and action-packed as the previous ones, so fans should not miss it.
